Mop.



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MOP.

APPLICATION HLED FEB. 19. I913. RENEWED FEB. 23,1916;

Patented July 18, 1916.

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JOHN CONGRAM, OF SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, ASSIGNOR T0 ADOLPH PETERSON, OF

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MOP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 18, 1916.

Application filed February 19, 1913, Serial No. 749,319. Renewed February 23, 1916. Serial No. 80,091.

The object of the invention is the pro vision of a mop of the character described of simple and inexpensive construction, WhlCll is particularly adapted for cleaning and polishing hardwood or waxed floors where water is not permissible as a cleaning agent.

A further object of the invention resides in the provision of a mop of few parts capable of quick and easy assembling in operati ve condition.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of a mop adapted to be readily secured relative to its handle in any desired angular position and which is adapted to be used upon either side.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of means whereby it may be formed of an angular configuration in a horizontal plane and enabling it to be manipulated in corners and places usually diflicult to be reached by appliances of this character.

The invention consists in the novel con- I struction of a mop-frame and the adaptation of means of connection of same with a handle.

The invention further consists in the novel construction of a mop-fabric and the combination of the latter with said frame, as will be fully described in the following specification, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and finally set forth in the appended claims. a

In said drawings, F igure 1 is a perspective view of a mop embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a fragmentary sectional view on an enlarged scale of the means of connecting the mop to its handle. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the mop-frame shown detached and extended. Fig. 4 is a similar View of the frame illustrating the manner of connecting the same in operative condition.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the frame and mop-fabric connected together Referring to said drawings, the reference numerals 1 and 2 designate a plurality of strips, preferably of relatively stiff metal hingedly connected together at their respective ends as by rivets 3, adapting them to be folded together in parallel planes and form a relatively rigid frame. The intermediate strips 1 are desirably of equal length and may be formed of material having opposite flat sides. Strips 2 positioned at the ends of the frame are of half-round 'material and may be of somewhat shorter lengths than said strips 1. w

1 indicates a tubular coupling member provided with diametrically disposed apertures 5 in proximity to one end and exterior screw-threads 6 extending from the opposite end to somewhat beyond the approximate side of said apertures. A handle 7 is provided with an interiorly threaded socket 8 fixedly secured at one end and adapted to make threaded engagement with said coupling-member.

Referring to Fig. 5, the mop proper or fabric coming in direct contact with the floor or surface to be cleaned desirably consists of cotton yarn or other textile material cut in Suitable uniform lengths and disposed in parallel arrangement in a relatively thick layer 9 as shown in said view. A binding strip 10 of fabric is secured by sewed seams about both sides of said layer intermediate the lengths of the yarn so that the ends of the yarn protrude in brush-like arrangement in opposite directions from said binding strip. Upon one side of said binding strip a length 11 of fabric is sewed by side seams 12 in parallel relation to afford a longitudinal pocket 13 having openings at both ends for the insertion and accommodation of the frame.

The manner of assembling the mop may be described as follows: With the strips 1 and 2 of the frame extended in parallel axial alinement as shown in Fig. 3, an end thereof is inserted in one opening of the pocket 13 and pushed through the same until the strips 2 upon opposite ends of the frame protrude for about equal distance upon each side of the mop-fabric, as shown in Fig. 5. The frame is then folded at its joints, bending said mop-fabric to conform thereto. The two strips 1 are disposed to form two sides of a triangle While the'half-round strips 2 are arranged to form the third side having their ends overlapping and bringing their opposing flat surfaces together. One of said strips 2 having been inserted through the aperture 5 of the member 4, the latter is then slipped over both strips Where they overlap in the middle of said third side of the triangle and holds said frame in firmly secured condition. The handle can thenbe attached to the coupling member by screwing the socket thereon and the frame secured in any desired angle in its plane of movement relative to said handle by screwing'the lower niture or to reverse the frame and mopfabric to obtain the use of the opposite side of same. The operator then may .place her foot upon the frame holding the, latter firmly upon the floor and with her hands rotates the handle in the proper direction to unscrew it to release the tension of the coupling member 4 upon said frame. The mop-end can then be reversed or the handle adjusted to the desired angle and the handle again screwed firmly down to secure the frame in adjusted position. w

The illustrated embodiment of my invention is shown with a triangular configuration as said form is found to have especial advantages as it forms a compact and rigid construction and is adapted to-be manipulated in corners and in the angle between the floor and Wall of a room with the best and most satisfactory results; however, it is obvious that theframe may be formed of rectangular configuration or of shape having a greater number of angles without departing from the spirit of the invention or sacrificing its advantages.

Having described my invention, what I claim, is I 1. A mop of the class described having a plurality of strips pivotally connected together to form an angular frame, a mop fabric adapted to be secured to said frame, a handle, and means to detachably connect aid frame to said handle.

2. A mop of the character described, con- 7 sisting of a frame comprising a plurality of metal strips pivotally secured together, a mop fabric adapted to be secured to said frame, means to secure said frame in rigid angular relation, and a handle arranged for connection with said means whereby the frame may be secured in various angular relations.

3. A mop of the character described, consisting of a frame comprising a plurality of metal strips pivotally secured together, the terminal said strips being of half-round ma terial, a mop adapted to be secured to said frame, means to secure said terminal stripstogether, and a handle arranged for connection with said means whereby the frame may be secured in various angular relations.

4. In a mop of the character described, a plurality of strips pivotally connected together to form an angular frame, a mopfabric adapted to be secured to said frame, and a handle connected to said frame in a manner to secure the handle and frame in adjusted angular relations.

5. In a mop of the character described, a fragne comprised of a plurality of pivoted strips arranged to be folded in angular relation, a coupling member arranged to secure the terminal said strips in rigid connection. and a handle adapted to be screwed down upon said member and said frame in adjusted angular relation relative to the handle.

6. A mop of the character described consisting in an extensible frame of poly-angular configuration comprised of strips pivotally secured together, a mop-fabric having means for securing the same longitudinally of said frame, an exteriorly threaded coupling member provided with an aperture to receive the end strips of said frame, a handle having a threaded socket for connection with said member and arranged to coact with the latterto secure said'frame in adjusted angular positions.

7. A mop comprising a foldable casing carrying the mop strands, a stiffening element in the casing, the same comprising hinged sections which are foldable with the casing, and means for locking the parts in folded position.

Signed at Seattle, Wash, this7th day of February, 1913.

JOHN CONGRAM.

Witnesses TDA M. SMITH, E. PETERSON. 

